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1. The Mysterious Balkans

The group for Art/Photographs of the: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, European part from Turkey, all countries from ex-Yugoslavia

Featured Work

Temple of Hephaestos (Athens, capital of Greece) by Themis

On a hot Summer afternoon – happens to be a Sunday, but the view could have been the same even before the introduction of the Christian Calendar! Walking around Plaka, aiming vaguely towards the Acropolis, and turning around a corner, I saw this beautiful view of Athens, from on high, complete with ancient temple – what more could I want?! / This site is listed by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture. For even more information on this temple: the Wikipedia entry / Taken from just under the Acropolis (with my Fujifilm Finepix F31fd, f=24mm, aperture = f/7.1, ISO 100). / The picture was featured in the Mysterious Balkans group. / / Another of my postcards from Athens (just won the Capital City with Matching Flag challenge and was Featured in the “Capital Cities Of the World” group (the picture is a link to the group) /
This used to be my playground #5 by Sashy

Beograd, Serbia… I cary it with me—wherever I go.
Ljubljana by alicelily

A view of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The National Theatre - Sofia by Denitsa Dabizheva

Sofia, Bulgaria Panasonic DMC-FZ5
The Gods Must Be Crazy by Stéphan Alomène

“Les Dieux sont tombés sur la Tête” A building in Bucarest – Romania Very interesting and dramatic concept. This is typical I guess from that big city that could mix very dramatic, old and vintage building with very strong and powerful advertising policy. A way to feel the powerful mutation of the society. Now I just can’t wait to take me a fresh drink ! :DDD
Greek heros by Arie Koene

Athens – Greece
the fancy Bucharest by M. Wiessman Photography

The life in Bucharest can wear on you….the traffic here is no worse than any major city in Europe… a lot of agitation…ppl running to do their stuffs.. but even like this.. if U will go in a restaurant at the end U will believe that U are ignored…. they are moving very slowly… unbelievably slow!!! Trying to find someone to help you in a store with a question you have is quite impossible.. we was a few days ago to buy smth in one of the most nicest store(a huge one!). But.. even it was open since more than half an hour… we found the shops inside 50% of them closed and a few girls that they are working there, told us with a nonchalance that I never saw… (usually when U get in a market the sales man ask U what do U want he try to help U or smth like this)that we have to wait, maybe they wanna drink a coffee before or to speak about what they did last night.. I dunno……… here we found a girl who told us with serenity that we have to wait because her colleague didn’t arrived yet and the store in fact is closed and she don’t have the key to enter inside…. duuuuuuuuh!?!? / it’s a general attitude of seeming to not care… is frustrating!!! ps:Watch out for that dog!
SPRING NIGHT by nneri12

ONE SPRING NIGHT IN SARAJEVO
Old woman by sonjas

Featured on Home Page / Featured in Rural Around The Globe / Featured in Mature Woman / Featured in Portraits in Natural Light / Featured in Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge / Featured in 1. The Mysterious Balkans Winner in Rural Around The Globe: Mothers / Winner in 1. The Mysterious Balkans: Ex-Yugoslavian People – People without borders / Top 10 in Mood & Ambience: Respect Your Elders / Top 10 in à EUROPA!: THE ELDERS / Top 10 in in Bubblers’ Weekly Challenge: Excellent Elderly Avatar for Rural Around The Globe Group “Taken in natural light” – Bosnia / Canon 30 D – as shot
Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais by tazzina

“Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais” was featured in Group à EUROPA! / “Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais” was featuredin a Group You’re Accepted / “Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais was featured in Outsiders / “Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais” was featured in “I Got The Music In Me” / Featured in The-mysterious-balkans / Featured in Heritage Listed and Other Trusts Sites World Wide taken in Balgrade, Serbia, near my parents house – / it is heartbreaking to go visit old parents and to think what is he number of times we’ll see each other? twise? five times? all reasons for leaving my contry i firget the moment I see there happy old faces, when i hug them..and I want to stay / but my life is elswere… / this masterpiece of Serge Gainsbourg came to me when I opend the door of there house, like sayin’ I just came to tell ya that I’m going, / And all your tears won’t change anything, / As the poet said ‘and the wind is blowing’ / So I just came to tell ya that I’m going. no, it is not just a lovers song / once you leave your country you can leave any other.. you are free. but love ones…..*
Sveti Jovan church by tonymm6491

Ohrid, Macedonia / TOP10 HERE /
Falling Lakes by paolo1955

Featured in Historic Places Group September – 01 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured in The Mysterious Balkans Group September – 01 – 2009 / -—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Featured Members in The Mysterious Balkans Group / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Challenge Winner in The Mysterious Balkans Group – Croatia Challenge Agoust – 31 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Nacionalni Park Plitvička Jezera – Plitvice Lakes National Park – Croatia Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List – Croatia Plitvice Lakes National Park (1979) / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— Nikon D300 Nikon 12/24 Plitvice Lakes Nestled in a cluster of lush mountains is a mysterious ancient forest known as the “Devil’s Garden,” where the olm, lynx, black stork, and Ural owl live together in an enchanted world of thunderous waterfalls, cascading lakes, and subterranean caverns. Not long ago, mankind nearly destroyed this land with warfare. But nature has found an ingenious way to rejuvenate this land, almost as if by miracle. This Eden is Plitvice Lakes National Park, the oldest national park in Europe, located in Croatia’s Dinaric Mountains. Plundered during the Balkan War in the early 1990’s, Plitvice owes its new existence to a type of limestone called travertine, which has the ability to grow quickly and continuously, creating new pools and barriers, water slides, and cascades. There are 16 falling lakes arranged in breathtaking terraces, connected by countless waterfalls and rapids. Underneath the Dinaric Mountains, rainwater gathers and rushes through subterranean caverns, drawing lime from the stone. Here, stalactites hang and species dwell that are so rare and strange they defy the imagination.

Recent Work

Lone Fisherman by Teresa Zieba

Taken in Agia Galini on the beautiful island of Crete, Greece
Tight Landing by missmoneypenny

Best viewed large The airport landing/ take-off strip in Corfu is shaped like a banjo with the bowl end actually located in the sea bubble, canvas, card, aeroplane, land, framed, window, laminated, matted, moneypenny, mounted, poster, print, rb, red, redbubble, runway, Corfu
Look for the monkey face by Martin Beerens

Plitvise lake, Croatia Canon 40D – Tamron 18/270mm / ISO 400 – f/5.6 – 1/60s Have a look at my other photos. For example:
Day like any other by Vida

Belgrade elevations
Into the Blinding Light by nalka

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Tree of Life by nalka

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In My Dreams I Can Fly by nalka

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Peace of Mind by nalka

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street blues by kostis

mickey pandelous
the militant corner by M. Wiessman Photography

somewhere in Romania, Ploiesti NIKON D80 / Shutter Speed: 1/100 second / Aperture: F/5.0 / Focal Length: 38 mm / ISO Speed: 200
Three Style's by Vida

Belgrade elevations

Our group (The Mysterious Balkans ) features work by local and visiting Photographers, and Artists. The Balkans are part from Europe, with great landscapes, amazing coastline, exciting, historical places and Churches, and Monasteries, and Mosques, and Castles, and traditional celebrations.

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Our Rules:
1 – All work must be of / about the Balkans region. The Balkans include: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, European part from Turkey, all countries from ex-Yugoslavia
2 – Please say in your description where the photograph was taken, remember it must be in the Balkans region.
3 – Please submit no more than 1 pieces of work per day.
4 – ABSOLUTELY NO NUDITY
5 – Please, don`t post macros, or flowers and animals – there are another groups for them.
5a. Please, if you add photos with people – they must be with traditional clothes.
5b. Please, photos with sea, sunsets, sunrise, sky, and etc. – from which you cannot understand that they are really from Balkan’s region, will be reject.
6 – Please, without abstract photos.
7 – PLEASE, BE TOLERANT!
There are not that many rules to follow, but anything submitted which is outside these few simple rules shall be rejected.

Please, be nice to others!

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